RN - Home Hospice - PRN

Sanford Health • Fargo, ND

7d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for using the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized nursing care to patients in a home hospice setting. The RN collaborates with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The position provides care across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as patients move along the continuum of care. The RN is also responsible for planning and coordinating care, patient assessment and education, triage, and other nursing interventions. Practice must comply with the Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Rules in the state of practice and licensure, as well as the nursing scope and standards of practice and professional code of ethics recognized by Sanford.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing in the state where nursing practice occurs, or possess multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to provide individualized patient care.
• Collaborate with inter-professional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Provide care across preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
• Plan and coordinate care; assess and educate patients; perform triage and other nursing interventions.
• Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and follow applicable standards, regulations, and professional ethics.
• Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree